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A succulent feast preceding the evening's entertainment will include: chicken
with apples, walnuts and raisins; garlic mashed potatoes; glazed carrots;
relishes; wheat loaves; and carrot cake. Beverages include coffee, tea, apple
cider and authentic wassail. Vegetarian turnover is also available.
Guests will dine and witness the merriment as students present a musical comedy, written by seniors Tim Ballard and Kim Pokin. The production depicts a renaissance court's struggle to marry the Prince and Princess of previously feuding kingdoms.
The production is directed by Laura Lane, chair of the music department at Knox College. Madrigal dinners are presented by the Chamber Singers, an a cappella choir at Knox that concentrates on music from the Classical and Renaissance periods
Founded in 1837, Knox is an independent, four-year, liberal arts college, located in Galesburg, Illinois, with 1,100 students from 42 states and 33 nations. Knox's "Old Main," a National Historic Landmark, is the only building remaining from the 1858 Lincoln-Douglas debates.
Knox College Madrigal Dinners 1999 Cast List
King Buddy of Mashenbake Matt Hammel Queen Bea of Mashenbake Mary Jean Marquardt Prince Michael of Mashenbake Nick Stojanovich Fredick, Michael's servant Tim Ballard John, Fredick's cousin Liz Dierolf King Gilford of Pommefrize Russ Johnson Queen Grace of Pommefrize Kim Pokin Princess Princess Amber Tripp Chef Crepes Suzette Julie Musilek Chef Betty Britania Liz Peters Jester Mara Mindell Punster Will Culbertson Duke of Lancashire Doug Smith Duchess of Lancashire Heather Courson Lord Rutherford Rob Wingader Lady Rutherford Julie Collins Horatius, the farmer Eliot Monaco Lady Haasenpfepfer Jess Brumley Priestess Margaret Leaf-end-
